#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# # This file is the author¥s own work and represents their interpretation # # of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship,# # or research. # # # # All transcriptions on this site is the property of KISS Asylum and # # cannot be used on any other website, ftp site or archive without # # permission from KISS Asylum. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# THEN SHE KISSED ME (from the KISS CD "LOVE GUN") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: This is probably an experiment trying to recreate the "wall of sound" that Phil Spector used to work with. This song has a lot of instruments on it and there are a total of eight guitars: two that play the main rhythmic figure, one semi-clean that plays the chords, two guitars (probably not the same as the rhythm guitars since they have a completely different sound) that play the octaves that doubles the background vocals in the bridge, and two guitars for the solo (one main and one harmony). That only makes seven though. What about the eight guitar you ask? It shows up right at the end, panned hard to the right, and it's an acoustic (might be a 12-string) that plays Rhy. Fig . Add to that an impressive array of percussive instruments and an old analog synthesizer that plays kind of a root-fifth thing during the second half of the song. (Listen fot it, it sounds kind of like a distorted bass.) The solo, I venture to say, is Paul. Cool harmony towards the end. Key: / = slide up \ = slide down b = bend (whole step) b^ = bend (1/2 step) b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps) pb = pre-bend r = release-bend t = tap with righthand finger h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = Vibrato * = Natural Harmonic #(#) = Trill ** = Artificial Harmonic x = Dead notes (no pitch) P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes) (\) = Dive w\bar (/) = Release w\bar Tp = Tap w\plectrum Rhythm Fig. 1a Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------4--5----4--------------------------------------| Ab|--5-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 1b (semi-clean electric) Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7----------------------------| Gb|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7----------------------------| Db|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7----------------------------| Ab|--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5----------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2a Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------4--5----4--------------------------------------| Ab|--5---------------------------4--5----4-----------------| Eb|-----------------------5--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------4--5----4------------4--5----4-----------------| Ab|--5--------------------5--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2b (semi-clean electric) Eb|-----------------------------5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-| Bb|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7---5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-| Gb|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7---6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6-| Db|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7---7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Ab|--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5---7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Eb|-----------------------------5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Gb|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Db|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Ab|--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3a Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------4--5----4------------------| Ab|---------2--3----2----5---------------------------------| Eb|--3-----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3b (semi-clean electric) Eb|--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3------------------------------| Bb|--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3---7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Gb|--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4--4---7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Db|--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5---7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Ab|--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5---5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-| Eb|--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4a Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7-------/9---------/11-------\9-----------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--5-------/7---------/9--------\7-----------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - > Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9-------/11---------/13-------\11---------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--7-------/9----------/11-------\9----------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--------------------| Db|--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--------------------| Ab|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4b (semi-clean electric) Eb|--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3------------------------------| Bb|--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3---9--9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9--9-9-| Gb|--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4--4---9--9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9--9-9-| Db|--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5---9--9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9--9-9-| Ab|--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5---7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Eb|--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3------------------------------| < - - - - - 4x - - - - - > < - - - - - 2x - - - - - - > Eb|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------------------| Bb|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------------------| Gb|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-----------------------------| Db|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------------------| Ab|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------------------| Eb|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5a Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------4--5----4--------------------------------------| Ab|--5---------------------------4--5----4-----------------| Eb|-----------------------5--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------2--------------------------| Db|---------4--5----4-----------2--------------------------| Ab|--5-------------------5------0--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 5b Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------4--5----4--------------------------------------| Ab|--5---------------------------4--5----4-----------------| Eb|-----------------------5--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------4--5----4------------4--5----4-----------------| Ab|--5--------------------5--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------11--12----11------------9---------------------| Db|--12----------------------12------7---------------------| Ab|----------------------------------0---------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 5c (semi-clean electric) Eb|-----------------------------5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-| Bb|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7---5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-| Gb|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7---6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6-| Db|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7---7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Ab|--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5---7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-| Eb|-----------------------------5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-| Eb|---------------------------------------5----5-5-5--5----| Bb|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5----5-5-5--5----| Gb|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--6----6-6-6--6----| Db|--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7----7-7-7--7----| Ab|--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--7----7-7-7--7----| Eb|---------------------------------------5----5-5-5--5----| < - - - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 6 Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------11--12----11----------------------------------| Db|--12----------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 7 (acoustic) Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--15------15--15----------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------13pb-r13---------------------| Gb|----------11-12pb-r12--11------------11--9~-------------| Db|--12--14------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Solo Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--11\9-7---------------9-12\11-11----9---9/11---9-11\9--| Db|-----------4h5-7~---------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------12\10-10~-------| Gb|--11\9-7---------------9-12\11-11~----------------------| Db|-----------4h5-7~---------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|----------------------------------------12\10-10~-------| Bb|-----------------------10-12\10-10~---------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| THEN SHE KISSED ME Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phillip Spector [Rhy. Fig 1a] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b] (4x) [Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] (2x) Well, she walked up to me And she asked me if I wanted to dance She looked kind of nice And so I said I might take a chance [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] (2x) When we danced she held me tight And when I walked her home that night [Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] All the stars were shinin' bright And then she kissed me [Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] (2x) Each time I saw her I couldn't wait to see her again I wanted to let her know that she was more than a friend [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] I didn't know just what to do, so I whispered I love you [Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] She said that she loved me too And then she kissed me [Rhy. Fig 4a w/ Rhy. Fig 4b and Riff 1] She kissed me in a way that I'd never been kissed before She kissed me in a way that I want to be kissed forever more [Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] (2x) I knew that she was mine, so I gave her all the lovin' I had And one day she took me home to meet her ma and her dad [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] Then I asked her to be my bride and always be right by my side [Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] Felt so happy, she almost cried and then she kissed me [Solo over Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Rhy. Fig 2b (2x)] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] Then I asked her to be my bride and always be right by my side [Rhy. Fig 5a w/ Rhy. Fig 5b and Rhy. Fig 5c] Felt so happy, she almost cried and then she kissed me And then she kissed me And then she kissed me [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b and Rhy. Fig 6] (4x) [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b, Rhy. Fig 6 and Rhy. Fig 7] (repeat and fade)